Article
Cytotaxonomy of Simulium cauchense Floch & Abonnenc and Simulium quadrifidum Lutz (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Brazilian Amazonia.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2005
Alvan-Aguilar Miriam Adriana, Hamada Neusa, Adler Peter H, Luz Sérgio Luiz Bessa
Abstract excerpt
Simulium cauchense Floch & Abonnenc and Simulium quadrifidum Lutz are widely distributed in the Amazon region and are morphologically similar at the larval and pupal stages. Chromosomally, these species are readily distinguished by the position of the nucleolar organizer, which is in the short arm of chromosome I in S. cauchense and in the long arm of chromosomes III in S. quadrifidum. They also differ by three...
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